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Comment by darthrupert | Hacker News Reader

On the other side where this question is not asked we have things like

    > "1" + 2 
    3

And it's utter madness that everyone does anything important with languages like that.

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  Python 3.11.12 (main, Apr  8 2025, 14:15:29) [Clang 16.0.0 (clang-1600.0.26.6)] on darwin
  Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
  >>> "1" + 2
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "int") to str

Yes, python has strong typing and in that sense passes this bar. It's a fine choice for many things, and if you enforce certain things in CI, it can be a good choice for many more.

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